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  • Conflicting sowing dates!!

    Sow according to the instructions on the seed packet - that's what we tell people and we should be able to rely on the retailers for sound advice.......but.....
    I have some packets of Swiss Chard - Bright Lights from different suppliers and they're all different sowing dates:-
    Kings - March - May
    Suttons - April - June
    Mr Fothergill - April - July
    T&M - March - August (Swiss Chard Five Colour Silverbeet)

    Who is right? Who should we trust?
    Any more examples?

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    Does this help VC? From the growing guides on this site:

    "There are two windows for sowing chard. A spring sowing in April will ensure a harvest of leaves through the summer and autumn, while sowings made in late summer (up to the middle of August) will complete the cropping cycle, rewarding you with leaves from a few months on right through to the following spring."
    My blog: www.grow-veg.uk

    @Grow_Veg_UK

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    • #3
      You could sow chard pretty much any month I reckon, except November.
      Last edited by zazen999; 15-08-2013, 05:49 AM.

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      • #4
        Thanks William
        TBH I don't pay much attention to sowing dates on packets but it worries that me that there is such variance between the seed retailers. Its could be so confusing for a newbie

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        • #5
          Doing exactly that William!

          Sowed an 8ft row of bright lights in April, which is still going strong - the odd plant bolts, but the leaves still taste perfectly ok.

          Gonna sow some more in modules mid-Aug to go in the polytunnel for winter use.
          Are y'oroight booy?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
            Sow according to the instructions on the seed packet - that's what we tell people and we should be able to rely on the retailers for sound advice.......but.....
            I have some packets of Swiss Chard - Bright Lights from different suppliers and they're all different sowing dates:-
            Kings - March - May
            Suttons - April - June
            Mr Fothergill - April - July
            T&M - March - August (Swiss Chard Five Colour Silverbeet)

            Who is right? Who should we trust?
            Any more examples?
            I think the most notable thing is how well the people here know you...

            No-one batted an eyelid at you having 4 packs of Swiss Chard seeds!
            http://vegblogs.co.uk/overthyme/

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            • #7
              Vikki, I don't want you to think that I have ONLY 4 packets because I had duplicates of the Kings & Mr F and 2 packets of Red Vulcan and a couple of packets of White - plus a big bag of seeds I saved last year
              I'm sure it'll make good ground cover

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              • #8
                Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                Vikki, I don't want you to think that I have ONLY 4 packets because I had duplicates of the Kings & Mr F and 2 packets of Red Vulcan and a couple of packets of White - plus a big bag of seeds I saved last year
                I'm sure it'll make good ground cover
                Hehehe! Good work!
                http://vegblogs.co.uk/overthyme/

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                  You could sow chard pretty much any month I reckon, except November.
                  and December 17th, and March 23rd
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                    Thanks William
                    TBH I don't pay much attention to sowing dates on packets but it worries that me that there is such variance between the seed retailers. Its could be so confusing for a newbie
                    Yes, I do think it's a shame but maybe they would only start with one packet of seed! I use my growing calendars (garden/polytunnel) but I know not everyone has those.
                    "A life lived in fear is a life half lived."

                    PS. I just don't have enough time to say hello to everyone as they join so please take this as a delighted to see you here!

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                    • #11
                      I suppose it depends where abouts you live.
                      Location....East Midlands.

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                      • #12
                        I think it shows that, as in most things I have found since I started growing veg, there isnt one definite answer and that you will get different opinions depending on who you ask. I dont think that any will necessarily wrong it is just their opinion on when best to plant their particular seed to get optimum results. But with so many variables involved I think you can only take it as a guide.

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